Category Archives: Windows

Windows tips, howtos, scripts

Windows: List remaining “pending moves” from an update

January 19, 2025 Michael Albert

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Hi,

outstanding file movements can be shown with Sysinternals pendmoves.exe or via the registry key

PS D:\>  Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" -Name PendingFileRenameOperations

Michael

C#, Windows, Windows Scripts

Windows PE: .NET OpenFileDialog raises exception 80040154

December 17, 2024 Michael Albert

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Hi,

I wrote an .NET C# application where I want to use the OpenFileDialog class for chosing a file for some actions. This program should also run on Windows PE.

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Windows knowhow

Windows Server: Cannot change timezone: You don’t have permissions to perform this task.

December 3, 2024 Michael Albert

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Hi,

if you were faced with this error when you try to change the timezone on a Windows Server 2022/2025…

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Powershell, Windows knowhow

Powershell 7: Use Powershell 7 as WinRM shell

October 23, 2024 Michael Albert

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Hi,

to enter a Powershell 7 shell over WinRM setup the machines as followed:
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Powershell, Windows Scripts

Windows: Check if Powershell process is the 32 or 64 Bit Version

October 13, 2024 Michael Albert

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Hi,

sometimes it is importend, when writing to the registry or file system in regions where the architecture redirection active, to known on which version a script runs.

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